title: A bridge from physics to biology.
abstract: Through molecular biology, the 'atomistic paradigm' tries to remove from the analysis of living matter every element of what appears as the distinguishing character of the chain of the biological processes: their cooperative, collective aspects. Living matter appears, on the contrary, governed by Quantum Field Theory (QFT), spontaneously creating order when the thermodynamical conditions are right. 'Electrodynamical coherence' (EC) is the most promising hint for the existence of a bridge between Physics and Biology.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano and istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milano.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Preparata
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology; D008967:Molecular Biology; D010825:Physics; D011789:Quantum Theory; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water